Browns lead at halftime

The Cleveland Browns held a 14-10 lead over the Washington Redskins at halftime of Sunday’s game at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

On the strength of two rushing touchdowns by rookie running back Trent Richardson, the Cleveland Browns took a 14-10 lead over the Washington Redskins after the first half of play from Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Richardson rushed for a one-yard touchdown and put the Browns back in front of the Redskins, 14-10, with 1:11 left in the first half.

Richardson’s touchdown run was his second of the game and 11th of the season. He has scored 12 overall touchdowns during his rookie season with the Browns.

The Browns’ second touchdown drive of the game travelled 75 yards in nine plays and took 4:35 off the second-quarter clock.

Washington kicker Kai Forbath converted a 44-yard field goal attempt and gave the Redskins their first lead of the game over the Cleveland Browns, 10-7, with 5:46 remaining in the second quarter of play from Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Forbath capped off a nine-play, 51-yard drive that took 3:36 off the second-quarter clock.

The Browns and Redskins played an even first quarter and entered the second period of play tied at 7-7.

Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins delivered a 54-yard touchdown pass to second-year wide receiver Leonard Hankerson and tied the Redskins with the Browns, at 7-7, with 2:16 left in the first quarter.

Cousins took the snap on first-and-10 from his own 46-yard line and ran a bootleg to the right side of the field. He threw the ball downfield and Hankerson leaked past the Browns’ coverage before corralling the football. After picking himself up off the ground, Hankerson ran the final few yards for the touchdown.

The scoring pass came one play after Reggie Hodges’ 34-yard punt at the end of the Browns’ third possession.

Richardson’s six-yard touchdown run gave the Browns a 7-0 lead over the Redskins with 8:41 remaining in the first quarter.

The run, Richardson’s 10th rushing touchdown and 11th overall score, allowed him to break two Browns rookie records. Richardson broke a first-place tie with Pro Football Hall of Famer, Jim Brown, who had nine rushing touchdowns in his rookie season of 1957. He also broke a three-way tie with Brown and Eric Metcalf for the most combined touchdowns by a Browns rookie. Both Brown and Metcalf had 10 touchdowns in their rookie seasons with the Browns.

The Browns’ defense set up the one-play, six-yard, nine-second drive with a turnover.

On third-and-10 from Washington’s 23-yard line, Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins threw a pass for Pierre Garcon, but defensive back Sheldon Brown batted the ball into the air and safety T.J. Ward caught his first interception of the season. Ward returned the ball 37 yards to the Redskins’ six-yard line.